Indie rock band Frithiof from Jokkmokk (Northern Sweden) is a name to memorize for days to come. A week ago they released their latest single called Love Is a Longshot and following that they’ve made a few shows throughout Sweden. Weekly Indie Pop had the pleasure to meet with Frithiof before their gig at Rock Bar in Örebro, Sweden.
Frithiof concists of frontman Frithiof, Bassplayer Anton, Drummer Andreas and also (for this mini tour) guitarist Christoffer. Though the name could fool you Frithiof is’nt a solo project. Instead they are very clear about themselves being a band. The music (link below) many times sounds directly retreived from the 90’s indie scene and the band mentions acts like Radiohead, Green Day, Nirvana and also The Beatles as important influences.
Looking back the members have been somewhat undecided about which level of ambition to put into the band. During the interview they describe how this disunion is now history. Recently they have decided that this is what they really want to do with their lives, Frithiof says: 
- I don’t think that there’s anyting I could really commit to except music. I was born into a musical context and it’s almost like a duty for me to keep making music.
The other bandmembers describes a similar striving. Impressing educations and fine jobs is not in their interest. What they want to do is make raw, spontaneous music for the fun of it. And this is what makes Frithiof a truly interesting act in contemporary music. Throughout our conversation they return to this unpretentious approach towards their own art. Anton says:
- We don’t think to much about our sound. One day we write a song with one type of sound and the next day we feel like writing something else. We’re really into the imperfect and rough and we always come back to a certain melancholy in our songs. We want to make catchy melodies without hassle.
The same can be said about the bands lyrics. Their written with the melody of the song in mind and touches subjects like love and friendship. Words that anyone can relate to. And maybe that can be described as Frithiofs edge. When Weekly Indie Pop listens to their concert later the same evening it seems obvious that if Frithiof can move the small crowd that showed up at this dive they could sure make a serious impact given the right conditions.
Listen to Frithiof here:
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